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2016
8
March
Toronto to Greece, Malta, Czech Republic, Hungary and other European destinations - $579 to $599 CAD roundtrip including taxes
8
March
Turkish Airlines is showing significant price reductions on their fares from Toronto to a fairly large number of destinations in Europe.
Turkish Airlines
The flights to Malta & Greece are perhaps the most notable, as they are quite far south, and the climate is warmer in the off-season months of April/May than other places in Europe.
Catania, Italy is also pretty far south, with a Mediterranean climate.
Availability for travel
Certain dates between late March and May 2016.
Stopover in Istanbul
To the destinations listed below, it's sometimes possible to extend the stop in Istanbul, and have it work out to a price that's similar, or not much more.
UPDATE 1 - March 10 @ 11:53 AM EST - After disappearing yesterday, some of these seem to be re-appearing this morning, although with less available dates.
1. Go to FlightHub.com
2. Search for a flight from Toronto to ...
(for longer trips, you can try mixing and matching the departure and return dates from the list below)
Luqa, Malta (the place in the photo)
April 25, 26, or 27 to May 8
Prague, Czech Republic
April 26 or 27 to May 10 or 11
May 3 or 4 to May 17 or 18
Budapest, Hungary
April 26 or 27 to May 10
May 3 or 4 to May 17, 18, or 19
Thessaloniki, Greece
Belgrade, Serbia
April 26 or 27 to May 10, 11, or 12
Geneva, Switzerland
April 26 or 27 to May 10, 11, or 12
May 3 or 4 to May 17, 18, or 19
Catania, Italy
April 27 to May 10 or 11
Bordeaux, France
April 27 to May 11
Bologna, Italy
Turin, Italy
April 26 or 27 to May 10
Venice, Italy
Athens, Greece
April 26 or 27 to May 11 or 12
Other destinations are likely to be working.on similar dates around this timeframe.
If you spot any other destinations below $600 CAD roundtrip, help out your fellow traveler and make a comment about what you found (bottom of this post).
Destinations and Prices
(Roundtrip prices, in $CAD)
Toronto to...
Tallinn, Estonia - $562
Oslo, Norway - $569
Warsaw, Poland - $572
Gothenborg, Sweden - $573
Helsinki, Finland - $574
Stockholm, Sweden - $576
Luqa, Malta - $579
Prague, Czech Republic - $584
Genoa, Italy - $584
Moscow, Russia (VKO) - $585
Bologna, Italy - $586
Copenhagen, Denmark - $586
Geneva, Switzerland - $586
Varna, Bulgaria - $586
Amsterdam, Netherlands - $587
Catania, Italy - $588
Skopje, Macedonia - $591
Brussels, Belgium - $591
Minsk, Belarus - $593
Pristina, Serbia - $596
Bucharest, Romania - $597
Bordeaux, France - $597
Torino, Italy - $597
Milan, Italy - $597
Venice, Italy - $598
Budapest, Hungary - $594
Kiev, Ukraine - $582
Belgrade, Serbia - $597
Thessaloniki, Greece - $598
Zurich, Switzerland - $599
Marseille, France - $600
Nice, France - $603
Saint Petersburg, Russia - $604
Podgorica, Montenegro - $606
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - $607
Sofia, Bulgaria - $608
Lisbon, Portugal - $618
Zagreb, Croatia - $619
Tirana, Albania - $620
Athens, Greece - $629
Vienna, Austria - $642
How to book the regular roundtrip flight
1. Go to FlightHub.com and search for a flight from Toronto to one of the destinations above.
You may also want to try a 3 day flexible date search on Kayak, and click through from Kayak to the Turkish Airlines website - although it seems like the price shown on Kayak may jump up once you get to TurkishAirlines.com, from what I've seen so far (this could change).
Try dates in late March, April and May 2016
example dates to try:
(For longer trips, you can try mixing and matching the departure and return dates from the list below.)
Different destinations may have slightly different dates that work out to a cheap price. The list below is a good starting point for the majority of the destinations.
March 27, 28, 29, 30, or 31 to April 15
April 3, 4, or 5 to April 18, 19, 20, or 22
April 12, 13, or 14 to April 27
April 19, 20, or 21 to May 3 or 4
April 26, 27, or 28 to May 10 or 11
May 2, 3, 4, or 5 to May 17 or 18
screenshot from FlightHub.com
Dealing with a long stopover, either on the way there, or back - Turkish Airlines offers free hotel rooms or tours of Istanbul!
Some of these flights may have a long stop in Istanbul, either on the way there, or back.
You can try picking a flight option with a really long stop (24 hours) - to give yourself a full day to explore Istanbul, if it exists.
Turkish Airlines actually offers a free hotel stay, *IF* your stopover in Istanbul is 10 hours or more, but *only* if a faster flight option does not exist. You can find more info at this link.
OR, if you would like to use your layover time to check out Istanbul, Turkish Airlines offers free tours of the city. They even provide the transportation & meals! You can find more info on the free tours at this link.
OR you can try searching for a flight with a really extended stopover in Istanbul (multiple days), either on the way there, or the way back, or possibly even both, and see if the price works out to be similar.
Here's how...
How to book the flight with an extended stopover in Istanbul
1. You may want to start with an example multi-city search on Kayak, like this one...
example multi-city search on Kayak, with an extended stop in Istanbul
2. Click on the 'Change' button (top right)
3. Change Luqa to one of the other cities from the list above.
4. I would recommend trying the dates from the list above for the 1st and 3rd flight. For the 2nd flight, play around, and see how it affects the price.
Booking a flight with an extended stop in Istanbul in both directions
Here's an example of how to do that on Kayak...
example multi-city search on Kayak, with an extended stop in Istanbul both ways
Again, change Luqa, Malta to whichever destination you're interested in from the list above.
Now we have 4 non-stop flights on our trip to Malta, with an extended stay in Istanbul in both directions, all for just $609 CAD including taxes.
5. Click through from Kayak to Expedia or Travelocity or FlightNetwork or whichever site is showing this price.
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